Re: How to share env. variables ?

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Andrew Nelson wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:06:33 -0500
> Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Bruno Costacurta wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I setup some environment variables needed by applications in
> > > user .bash files. Starting these applications from a console works
> > > fine. But starting these applications from kde menus don't work as
> > > obviously these user env.variables are not set. I suppose kde user
> > > is different than logged user.
> > > How to give kde / X11 same env.variables as logged user ?
> >
> > I asked that question a while ago.
> > It appears e.g. that xterm uses /etc/profile and konsole does not.
> > How to change that behavior?
> >
> > H
>
>
> I don't use konsole but it appears this thread might help.
>
> http://www.kde-forum.org/artikel/5064/Configuring-and-Customizing-Konsole.html

Andy:

Hot tip. I sourced /etc/profile to .bashrc. I was thinking of doing that 
earlier but the thread confirmed it.

H